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    Will All Judges Who Have Viewed Porn Please Stand Up?

    […] the First Amendment, to possess pornographic materials on his own computer. It is a right that we all have, and for good reason: in a free society, government has no business regulating private choices about what movies to see, books to read or photos to view. Although Kozinski is a public figure, he has […]

    June 3, 2009

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    First Amendment

    Where can we legally hold a protest?

    […] streets is still subject to "reasonable time, place, or manner restrictions," however, which -- very broadly speaking -- means that restrictions reasonably necessary to achieve a legitimate government objective and that are not based on the content of the speech may be permitted. Id. You might want to check local ordinances to see if […]

    December 20, 2011

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    CPRA

    The CPRA and the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance

    […] know from a listing what are home, cell or office numbers? How does this square with the concept that some privacy is waived when people contact their government. What about fax machine call logs? Also is there a concept of private vs official or business email addresses - is it different for citizens than […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Mayor’s appearance calendar

    A local activist says that the Mayor and City Attorney "have both sent me letters refusing to divulge the mayor's calendar of scheduled May appearances as Mayor and/or his appointment book of meetings as Mayor for the past two months." Is this legal under Prop 59?

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    Accessing consumer complaint records

    Although the California Public Records Act ("PRA") requires law enforcement agencies to provide the public with certain basic information (i.e., information about incidents and arrests), investigatory records produced by state, local or federal enforcement and police agencies are protected materials not subject to public disclosure pursuant to the law enforcement exemption of the California […]

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment Newsgathering

    The DA gives information to other media, but refuses to make it available to our newspaper

    […] Now, the DA refuses to provide public information on court cases that we can only get (and have gotten for 35 years) over the phone. I believe there is a statute somewhere that requires government officials to provide news to outlets on a non-discriminatory basis. The DA does give info to other news media here.

    August 20, 2010

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    First Amendment

    Right to online publication of events at my preschool

    […] may want to start contact your local Bar Association for referral to an attorney. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

    August 15, 2013

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    California Reporting Project Wins 2019 FAC Award for Police Accountability Coverage

    The First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce the California Reporting Project is the recipient of the 2019 Free Speech & Open Government Award, given in recognition of the project’s groundbreaking statewide campaign to bring to light records of police misconduct.The project, an unprecedented collaboration of competing newsrooms, started as a cooperative effort between […]

    December 2, 2019

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    CPRA School Records

    Are School Yearbooks Public Records?

    The California Public Records Act ("PRA") provides that public records are presumptively open to the public, unless exempt from disclosure under the PRA.  Government Code section 6254(k) exempts from disclosure "records the disclosure of which is exempted or prohibited pursuant to federal or state law."  Section 49076 of the California Education Code specifically prohibits […]

    June 14, 2009